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Friday 10th October 2008
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CLIMATE CHANGE:
A THREAT TO
MENORCA?
Under threat from Global Warming: Menorca’s Flora and Fauna
A report issued this week by
the European Environmental
Agency suggests that Menorca’s tourist industry and ﬂora
and fauna, amongst other
things, are threatened by Global warming.
See pages 2 & 8.
ACCIONA’S AUDACIA
With the aim of continuing
to modernise their ﬂeet, last
Friday saw the arrival in Palma
from Italy of the new Acciona
Transmediterranea vessel the
”Audacia”
The ship is part of a new
generation of ferries classiﬁed
as “cruise ferries”. Facilities and
services on board can compare
with some present day cruise
ships, claim the company.
No newcomer to Spanish waters, the “Audacia” has worked
since September 2007 on the
1,000€ DONATED TO THE
CLUB VIDALBA CHARITY
route between Genova and
Barcelona. She has also two
sister ships named “Coraggio”
and “Tenacia”
Acciona hope to show that
they are committed to maintaing a safe and modern form of
transport for the future between
the Islands and the mainland.
“Audacia” is some 200 metres long with comfortable
accomodation for 472 passengers and will be ofﬁcially
unveiled on 13 December this
year.
Phil Duffy and Mike Coughlan present Gabriel Carreras Albiol
(centre) with the cheque!
Regulars at two of Es Castell’s
best known bars, 3Bs and Brogan’s, raised 1,000€ for the
island charity Club Vidalba.
The charity was chosen at
the start of the year and a
number of fund-raising events
have taken place over the past
few months. The cash will go
towards the development of a
iT centre at the charity’s headquarters in Mahón.
See page 7 for details of how
you can help Club Vidalba.
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REPORT CLAIMS CLIMATE
CHANGE COULD TURN
MENORCA INTO A DESERT
RECOGNITION
FOR FRANCO’S
VICTIMS
A ‘climate change’ report
produced by the European
Environment Agency in association with the World Health
Organisation and European
Commission suggests that
Menorca and the over Balearic Islands could become a
rain-starved arid region, whilst
the north of Europe could get
even wetter. The Mediterranean, Europe’s coastal region,
mountains and the Arctic were
most at risk from global warming according to the study carried out.
This investigation and the
subsequent report produced,
demand greater investment on
the part of the governments in
order to be able to adapt to the
challenges of climate change.
The ﬁndings also warned
The Spanish government approved four decrees last week
aimed at recognising the suffering of the leftist victims of the
1936-39 civil war and the subsequent dictatorship of General
Francisco Franco. Those jailed,
tortured or forced to work in labour camps, their relatives, or
relatives of executed people will
be able to apply for a document
which gives them no monetary
rights, but constitutes the ﬁrst ofﬁcial recognition of their status
as victims.
In addition, certain families
which have not already received
any economic damages under
other laws can also seek a compensation of 135,000 euros.
The other decrees provide for
Franco’s victims to retrieve personal documents from the civil
war archives, and for foreigners who fought against Franco
in the civil war to get Spanish
nationality.
Franco’s mutiny against the
leftist republican government
sparked the civil war, which
Franco won and ruled Spain
until his death in 1975.
The dictatorship paid tribute
to Francoist victims of the war,
while the republicans were forgotten.
Measures to rehabilitate their
memory are based on the 2007
Law of Historic Memory, which
the Socialist government passed
despite the disapproval of the
conservative opposition.
Summary of the reports ﬁndings regarding the western
Med.
Decrease in annual precipitation
Decrease in annual river ﬂow
More forest ﬁres
Lower crop yields
Increasing water demand for
agriculture
Higher risk for desertiﬁcation
Less energy by hydropower
More deaths by heat waves
More vector-borne diseases
Less summer tourism
Higher risk of biodiversity
loss
that the danger of forest ﬁres
would increase and rare species of plants and wildlife, of
which Menorca has many,
could become extinct. European heat waves such as the hot
spell in 2003, in which in excess of 20,000 deaths across
western and southern Europe
were attributed to the heat ,
could become more frequent
and most of the Mediterranean
region could turn to desert the
investigation claimed.
Annual rainfall changes are
also worsening differences between a wet north and a dry
southern part of Europe and
the report urged Europe to do
more to adapt to the impact of
climate change, such as safeguarding coasts from higher
seas. For more information go
to www.reports.eea.europa.eu
MENORCA SUN
ALCOLOCK
Drunk drivers could soon be
removed from Spain’s roads
under a plan that would allow
authorities to place a lock on
the cars of people who repeatedly drive after drinking too
much.
The proposed plan, revealed
by the attorney general’s ofﬁce
on Monday, would affect anyone caught drunk driving three
or more times. Afterwards they
would have a lock placed on
their vehicle that would prevent
them from driving if their blood
alcohol level is over the legal
limit.
Known as an Alcolock, the
device is already being used
in several European countries.
In Spain it will be introduced
by the trafﬁc department in
coordination with the Technology Institute Foundation for Car
Safety.
Tighter restrictions on trafﬁc
laws in Spain, including making drunk driving a crime that
can lead to a prison sentence,
caused almost 1,500 people to
be imprisoned for trafﬁc violations, ﬁgures released Monday
by the attorney general show.
Meanwhile, the number of
road deaths decreased, falling 40 percent in September,
the biggest month-long decline
since 1980. Earlier in September eight people were killed
on the roads nationwide, the
fewest in a single weekend
since records began.
Coming soon to a drunk near you! The Alcolock.
NUMBER OF SELFEMPLOYED FALLING
Autonomous self-employed
workers in Spain are beginning
to note the economic crisis, with
latest ﬁgures from the National
Federation of Autonomous
Workers ATA saying that more
than 300 a day have given up
their business over the past ﬁve
months.
The Federation says in a report, that the worst ‘is still to
come’.
Construction has been the
most affected sector, losing
some 22,358 workers over the
ﬁrst nine months of the year,
some 4%. Agriculture follows
with a 3% loss of 9,766 workers.
By regions, La Rioja has been
most affected, followed by Navarra and the Valencia Region.
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NEWS
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Amnesty for
‘black’ 500€ notes
The plan to offer a ﬁscal amnesty to those who used the
notes to previously evade tax
has split the Spanish cabinet.
The Government is reported
to be studying a plan to offer
tax breaks to those who reveal
the black money they have previously obtained in real estate
deals. It’s the Government’s
belief that the strength of the
black economy in Spain, as
indicated by the number of
500 € notes in circulation, is
the secret weapon which some
think shows the strength of the
economy.
El Mundo reports that the
cabinet is split on the plan to
try and get some of the 108
million 500 € notes currently in
circulation into the banks. It’s a
total amount of more than 54
billion € and its entry into the
banks would certainly improve
liquidity for Spanish banks and
Savings Banks.
The Prime Minister is reported to back the idea, but
Pedro Solbes and the Bank of
Spain are said to be against
as it would in effect be a ﬁscal amnesty for opaque and
illegal real estate transactions
previously carried out across
the country.
Meanwhile a survey in Público newspaper this week has
revealed that the Spanish people are in favour of the state
helping out banks in the face
of a crisis, but not of helping
out real estate companies.
BREAST IS BEST!
Twenty families this week
took part in the a campaign in
Ciutadella as part of a worldwide week to promote beast
feeding.
As well as the enormous
beneﬁts, small risks were also
pointed out including the risk
of transferring any infections
from mother to baby while the
baby still hasn’t built up natural defences.
On the other hand, the contact between mother and baby
is thought to be one of the
most important aspects during
this period.
Although the average period for breast feeding is
around nine months, one new
mum pointed out that she
would feed her 8 month old
baby this way until “the tank
is empty!!”
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NEW KIDS ON
THE BLOCK!
Some of our readers may
have already seen the shiny
new blue van in our picture
driving around with the MTG
- Menorca Trees and Gardens - logo on the side.
MTG, like ourselves at the
Menorca Sun, is a brand
new company run by Iain
and Dave, who, like us, are
keen to be known amongst
the Menorcan community
for high quality service and
reliability. To reach this end,
and realising the existing
and longer term potential of
reaching the public eye in our
paper, they have now started
advertising with us from this
month and will appear on a
monthly basis.
MTG itself was ‘born’ after
Simon Price of Trebaluger
Trees, well established tree
specialists, recently left the island for the mainland to commence a new venture.
Iain, who had helped Simon
when he was very busy has
now teamed up with Dave,
who many people know from
his family connection with
Scandals Restaurant, to start
MTG who are continuing to
specialise in tree work but
are also doing garden maintenance.
Iain, as well as his several
years experience with Simon,
worked part time on the Duke
of Hamilton’s state in Scotland
MTG’s shiny new van!
in his younger days where
they cultivated Scottish pine
trees in conjunction with deer
hunting and this is where his
ﬁrst interest in trees was born.
He later spent some time in
the army in the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
and later used his electronic
training experience in the
North Sea Oil industry for
many years before eventually
falling in love with and moving to Menorca with his wife
Wendy, now both settled in
Trebaluger.
Dave, apart from his Scandals interest, (not to mention
growing some tomatoes,
herbs and other vegetables
for their very busy catering
business), has now been in
Menorca with his wife and
family for approaching three
years and has a wealth of
gardening knowledge to
bring to MTG along with
Iain’s tree knowledge.
They are both keen to advertise and prove their enthusiasm and total reliability
in both the tree and garden
world and are trying to ﬁll a
gap where reliability should
be the end result in regular
maintenance. They carry
very specialised equipment
for tree work and other awkward projects such as large
hedging etc, so apart from
the shiny new van, they are
well equipped to tackle any
job, large or small.
Hopefully, in time, through
the Menorca Sun, they can
reach a large audience of
readers and potential customers and like any new or
established company, we
wish them well in their future
business ventures and hope
the “new kids on the block”
in the shiny new van will do
well!
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Friday 10 October 2008
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REMEMBERING
KEN BEALE
By John Walker
The zany comic and the deep
thinker who wrote poetry.
Those were two of the sides
of Ken Beale that were revealed
during a memorial service in Es
Castell on Wednesday (October
1).
Ken died at home in the early
hours of September 20. He
was 57. Ken, of Carrer Hannover, Calan Porter, underwent
a number of minor strokes in
March, 2008. In June, he suffered a major stroke, through
which he was nursed by his partner Alison Thomson.
The service in the Santa Margarita Church, which was attended by about 50 people,
was conducted by the Reverend
Michael Bunce.
Ken came to live in Menorca
10 years ago after serving 27
years in the London Fire Brigade.
He was, said Mr Bunce, a tough
and courageous ﬁreﬁghter, rising to the rank of station ofﬁcer
in Brixton, south London.
At golf, he was useless, turning to ﬁshing, because it was a
pastime that helped him to devour up to four books a week.
Ken’s love of words was shown
in one of his poems, which was
AIRPORT TOO
NOISY
Almost 2 years after moves
were made to intensify protests
over noise levels at the airport
of Mahón, residents in the
area claim there has been little
progress.
One of the locals told The
Menorca Sun that the airport
authority, AENA, had rejected
proposals to plant hedges and
vegetation to replace the metal
fences that mark the airports
limits at present.
Since the campaign began
the Director in charge of the
airport has changed and locals claim that they have had
no meeting with his replacement.
Protests began in 2007 and
had early success when the
airport became the ﬁrst to ban
the use of reverse thrust on
landing.. Since July 2007 it
may only be called on by the
pilot in an emergency.
Residents are sceptical that
this directive is being strictly
enforced.
read aloud by Alison Thomson.
Also present at the service
was Mr Beale’s former wife,
Sue, and their sons Stuart, 33,
and Richard, 29, all of Sutton,
Surrey. Stuart and Richard followed in their father’s footsteps
by joining the Fire Service.
Sue and Alison both agreed,
added Mr Bunce, that Ken never
grew up; he was always childlike. Childlike, or not, he was a
useful DIY man and enjoyed a
game of darts.
For a time, Ken and Alison
ran a restaurant in Llucmassanes
which was home to Freemasons
of the Menorca No 60 Lodge,
until the lodge opened its own
temple in Es Castell.
Masons present at the service
included Michael Capsticks,
John Yallop, who is also a
churchwarden at Santa Margarita, and John Walker. Representing Age Concern Menorca,
which provided medical equipment to Ken and Alison, was
John Renney.
After the memorial service,
Ken’s ashes were scattered from
a boat in Mahón harbour by
a party that included his sister
Moira and brother-in-law Freddie Martin, of Binibeca Vell.
Food and drink were provided for friends and family at the
Oi! Turn it down...
MENORCA SUN
Ken Beale
WHERE TO PICK UP YOUR
COPY OF THE MENORCA SUN
ES CASTELL
Brogans, Torre de Sol, Bonnin Sanso, Spar, La Caixa,
Banca March, Bar Espana,
Bar La Isla, San Mames,
Hotel Agamenon, Hotel Rey
Carlos, Chiringuito Peters,
BB Tres, Camachos, Hotel
Hamilton, Margarita Cafe,
Club Nautica, Groucho,
Chespir, 3Bs, El Chivito, Sa
Cala, Port Antico, Dinkums,
Nikkis, Teapot, Delﬁn, Internet Shop, Age Concern,
Property Menorca, Scandals
Pierro Restaurant in the port.
Mr Beale was described as
quiet, but fun-loving by his former
wife, while his partner Alison
said: He was a lovely man.
PUNTA PRIMA
Blue Anchor, El Faro, Spar
SON BOU
Kit Kat, Bowling, Club San
Jaime, Arena, Las Dunas,
Josephs, Daltons, Bow Hai
SAN CLIMENT
Casino, Can Dulce, Newsagent, Coach & Horses, Nelsons, Spar
CIUTADELLA
Delaneys, Burger King
SON VILAR
Cats in Need, Spar, Collingwood House
LOS DELFINES
Foxys, Bar 61, Mulligans,
Burger King, Bar Yuca, Super 1, Coctails & Dreams,
Agua Centre, Molly Kavanaghs
AIRPORT
Thomsons, Thomas Cook,
Europcar, Tourist Info, Hertz,
Café, Consell Insular
CALA BLANCA
Laurel & Hardy, C’an Vicent,
Internet.com, Danny’s, Nautilis, Blarney Stone
MAHÓN HOSPITAL
Newsagents, Café,
Malbuger
CALA N BOSCH
McCarthys, 2 Rocks, Big
Apple, Don Carlos, Tom’s,
Chaplins, Brittania, Legends
Ken’s poem. No title:
Alone, yet never quite alone,
I face an empty chair
Knowing, in the darkness,
Somehow, you are there
A close companion of the past,
No longer here with me
But, yet, in some mysterious
way,
You keep me company
Think before saying too quickly
Words you may live to regret
Life’s short; why not take what
it offers?
Learn to forgive and forget
CALA’N PORTER
Fun House, Village Inn,
Bombay Star, Salamandra,
Champs, Galleon, Poolside
Bar, Hostel Sancho Panza,
007
Gym
MAHÓN
Palliser, Hiper Centro, Hotel
Capri, Sa Plaza, Menocars,
Joanne Beauty, Estetica
Lynda, Fish n Chip shop,
American Bar, Market, Market Café, Jimmy’s Bar, Café
Ars, Caixa Central, Library,
Restaurante San Jose, Taj,
Sa Taverna, Burger King,
Bar Andaluz, Bar Mirador
PORT DE MAHÓN
Breeze, Fairline, Jagaro,
Gregal, El Chivito, Thai
Country House, Pierro’s,
Marivent, El Bosforo, No Lo
Se!, Akelarre, Wepi, Latitude 40, Cycle Club, Club
Maritim, Roma, Gran Murala, Elefant Bar, Minerva,
Hotel Port Mahón, 222
SON PARC
Golf Club, Hallissy’s, M &
S, BJ’s, Rex’s, Half Moon,
Wilsons, Mamma Mia
ADDAIA & ARENAL
El Castillo, Bar 51, Supermarket, Bar Pins, Wendy
Hodgkinson, Corner Bar, Sa
Gavina, Bar 51, Romani,
Good Bridge, Japi, Outback, Smithys, Isla Paraiso,
El Faro, Super Sa Morera
ES MERCADAL
Savoy, Las Vegas
CALA GALDANA
Black & White, Bar Mississipi, Phone Box, Bar Toboggan
TREBALUGER
Trebaluger Spar, Menorca
Clearance Centre
SAN LLUIS
Monet Tu, Avenida Paper Shop, Casino, Eroski,
Menorca Storage, Menorca
Home Care, Aerodrome,
Hippodrome,
Restaurante
Picadero, Tennis Club, Library
If you’d like to stock the
Menorca Sun then please let
us know!
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EDUCATING THE BRITISH
CHILDREN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LIBRARY IS BEING SET UP
By Jane Bryer
Further to your article in the
19 Sept. issue about the Island’s Education System: I think
there is a need for comment or
an article on British Children in
the school system here.
Although it has been acknowledged that the island has
a good educational average
with reference to the Spanish
system, support for the British
Children is far from acceptable. The children that come
to the island with families that
expect integration ﬁnd a hard
task ahead. The schools have
little or no support for the children or the parents. All are
expected to understand and
cope with both Castilian and
Catalan. Reluctance to ‘rock
the boat’ in the Education system by ofﬁcials is resulting in
frustration and poor education
levels for these British Children.
One young child’s end of year
report said she had spent the
best part of a year singing to
herself in the corner and drawing because she could not understand what was being said
by the teacher or her peers.
Who’s fault was this? (This family have now move to Mallorca
where an International school
is available)
There is as much of an issue
with those children that have
been here for some time. Many
only have written English lessons once/twice a week, and
“It is hoped that the support offered, albeit a small
venture at the moment, will
raise English literacy among
the children here on the
island.”
their skills are seriously lacking
in reading and writing their native language. A small English
library is being set up in Es Castell/St Lluis to try and encourage English speaking children
to want to read. Story time for
young ones (up to 7 years old),
and book loans for children up
to about 14. It is hoped that the
support offered, albeit a small
venture at the moment, will
raise English literacy among
the children here on the island.
There is also help available for
parents with the ‘school information sheets’ and children’s
reports which are usually sent
home in Catalan (or Castilian
if you’re lucky)!
Much more help is needed
both at school and at home,
through the authorities, of
course, would be best but the
current sticking ‘heads in the
sand’ attitude is not working!
Even if one school on the island
had a proper English/Spanish
speaking teacher it would have
plenty of students as many parents would travel for it.
There are many British children struggling and they need
help with integration while
learning the Spanish Curriculum.
There is a contact for parents
who are interested in the library
or getting help for children:
Jane Bryer 669 992 911.
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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CUTS MENORCA’S BUDGET
PSOE (Labour Party) have
conﬁrmed that Menorca will
receive 11 million euros less
from the central government in
Madrid than last year.
The ﬁgure this year will be
29.3 million. Commenting that
the budget represented the austere ﬁnancial climate that exists
at the moment, a spokesman
went on to conﬁrm their commitment to invest the money
well to make improvements in
Education, Housing, trying to
rejuvenate the local economy
and to help those who most
need it.
Regarding the budget for
roads, Secretary of PSOE,
Josep Carretero, recognised
that whereas last year 11 million was allowed, this year it
will be three. The new by pass
at Ferreries will still be the priority work and he also conﬁrmed
that in 2010 there would be a
further 18 million available for
this project.
TAX ON MOORINGS
The port authorities at Ciutadella are beginning the process
of re-organising the moorings
in the harbour. To begin with
they will levy a one off charge
of 86.29 euros to all boat owners there.
This is a measure that has
been in the pipeline to avoid a
repeat of the damage caused
by the severe “rissaga” of the
15th July 2006, when many
boats suffered severe damage
simply because of a lack of coordination and organisation in
the way that moorings were
managed at the time.
The relevant authorities have
began the process of asking all
owners with a mooring in the
harbour to present the papers
for there vessel. Moorings may
then have to be moved and
the taxes adjusted depending
on the length and width of the
vessel.
The problem has been compounded over the years as
people have acquired a mooring and then later changed the
size of their boat.
They hope to avoid a repeat
of the damage caused in 2006
when boats were just tied up
without any sort of order being
maintained.
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YOUR SAY
LETTERS
Hello
Recently I was lucky enough
to be on holiday in Menorca
for a week with my husband
and while there I picked up
a copy of Menorca Sun - the
headline and front page article
was “Unprecedented drop in
foreign visitors” and its this that
has prompted me to write.
Two weeks before, we had
been in Crete with our 2 (out
of 3) children and 2 of their
friends for a fortnight. We enjoy a beach holiday where for
say, 10 out of the 14 days we
get down to the beach early
and stop there until 7ish. There
we were paying 6 euros to hire
(from a very cheery lady called
Anna) 2 sunbeds, an umbrella,
a table and a bin (which meant
there were no cigarette butts
left in the sand and no littersomething that can’t be said
about the beach at Arenal). If
the children left the pool and
came down to us, she charged
2 euros for each extra sunbed.
In Arenal d’en Castell we paid
15 euros for 2 sunbeds and an
umbrella and we couldn’t hire
them until 9 am and then were
told at 6 pm prompt by a surly
youth that we were ‘ﬁnished’.
In Menorca we had 4 days
out of 7 where it was hot
enough to go to the beach,
which is just as well because
we CERTAINLY couldn’t have
afforded 15 euros per day for a
full week for sunbed hire! We
weren’t the only ones shocked
at the price - every Brit within
hearing range was complaining. I heard one old chap say
to the youth “I only want to hire
it, not buy it”!
Even on the plane home
people were talking about it.
Apparently we got away lightly, a couple staying in Cala
Galdana paid 19 euros and
were told in peak season it’s
22!!! That really IS taking the
mick. One couple went out and
bought rafﬁa mats and lay on
towels on the sand but we are
(and most of the people that go
to Menorca out of season are)
too old for that now!!
Incidentally, while I’m on a
roll... it was only the second
time we’d been back to Gouves
in Crete but when we arrived
at the apartments the owners
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insisted on buying me and my
husband a drink and gave all
the children ice creams and
drinks, they were so pleased to
see us there again. At night we
went back to some of the restaurants we’d frequented last
year and, without exception,
we were greeted warmly and
given a drink- in one restaurant
they even gave us a bottle of
wine.
When the children were little
we went to Menorca 8 years on
the trot and often went back to
the same restaurants year after
year (sometimes with my parents in tow as well so we were
spending a lot of money) but
not once were we made to feel
as if our custom was appreciated. I don’t mean by being given free drinks, just by how we
were greeted/treated. I think
this is a fundamental thing; the
Greeks appreciate the tourists
and the money they’re spending but maybe the people of
Menorca take us for granted.
We will be lucky enough to
be able to afford a holiday
abroad next year but a lot of
people won’t, and although I
LOVE Menorca, we will be going back to Gouves because
our idea of a holiday is spending most of it lying and peoplewatching on the beach, and
our budget just will not stretch
to 15 euros (or more!) a day to
lie in comfort.
Anyway I look forward to
hearing your comments.
Regards
Tracy Fell
(Sorry to hear about your
recent experiences on the island. The fact that Menorca
is increasingly competing with
newer or cheaper holiday
destinations is something that
everyone involved in the tourist industry here is aware of.
The facts of life are simple (as
they are in any business); if the
industry here doesn’t make the
attempt to compete on both
prices and quality then there’ll
be further falls in the number of
visitors to Menorca.)
Menorca Sun
I reckon I am going to make
myself incredibly unpopular
with this letter but I believe that
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‘allo ‘allo
The Menorca Charity Players
are now in rehearsals for their
up coming production of ‘allo
‘allo, based on the BBC’s hit
comedy of the 80s.
The play will be staged at the
Orfeón Teatre in Mahón on the
4th, 5th and 6th of December.
Rehearsals are currently taking place every Tuesday and
Thursday in a warehouse in the
industrial estate in Es Castell.
This will be the Menorca
Charity Players’ ﬁrst production
since their successful “End of
the Pier” show in August which
was staged at the Aerodrome
to capacity audiences and
raised around 2,000€ for local
charities.
‘allo ‘allo is one of the BBC’s
best loved shows and was recently voted into the all time top
ten British comedies. This adaption will undoubtedly do the
original TV programme justice!
Over the coming weeks the
Menorca Sun hopes to bring
you features on this production.
“Will nobody hear the cries of a poor old woman?”
MENORCA SUN
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
10th October
732: Battle of Tours: Near
Poitiers, France, leader of the
Franks, Charles Martel and
his men, defeat a large army
of Moors, stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe. The governor of
Cordoba, Abdul Rahman Al
Ghaﬁqi, is killed during the
battle.
1582: Because of the implementation of the Gregorian
calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland,
Portugal and Spain.
1913:
U.S.
President
Woodrow Wilson triggers
the explosion of the Gamboa
Dike thus ending construction
on the Panama Canal.
1919: Richard Strauss’ opera Die Frau ohne Schatten receives its debut performance
in Vienna.
1933: United Airlines Chesterton Crash: A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed
by sabotage, the ﬁrst such
proven case in the history of
commercial aviation.
1938: The Munich Agreement cedes the Sudetenland
to Nazi Germany.
1944: Holocaust: 800 Gypsy children are systematically
murdered at Auschwitz death
camp.
1957: The Windscale ﬁre
in Cumbria, UK becomes the
world’s ﬁrst major nuclear accident.
1964: The 1964 Summer
Olympics opening ceremony
at Tokyo, Japan, with ﬁrst time
of live Olympic telecast program by geostationary communication satellite.
1969: King Crimson releases their debut album, In the
Court of the Crimson King,
considered by many to be the
ﬁrst progressive rock album.
1971: Sold, dismantled and
moved to the United States,
the London Bridge reopens in
Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
1985: United States Navy
F-14 ﬁghter jets intercept an
Egyptian plane carrying the
Achille Lauro cruise ship hijackers and force it to land at
a NATO base in Sigonella,
Sicily where they are arrested.
it needs to be said.
Dogs... and I make no apology for the language, but why
do owners of dogs allow them
to crap all over the place.
Walking the streets of any
town on the island is like wading through a mineﬁeld. I am
dog-tired (excuse the pun) of
taking souvenirs of other people pets home with me on the
bottom of my shoes.
Don’t people know that it is
ILLEGAL to not clean up your
pooch’s mess! And the worst
of all is when owners decide to
take their dogs to a ﬁeld, usually a public ﬁeld, to do their
doings. No! A bit of common
ground is not a dog’s toilet, it’s
somewhere that parents take
kids to play and where people
enjoy to stroll around at their
leisure.
If you want a dog then have
a thought for the rest of your
community and CLEAN UP AFTER IT. If you don’t want to do
that then I suggest you live a
pet-less life.
Yours in Disgust
Ray Knight
(Yes, it is a problem and it’s
not pleasant, but at least we
don’t live in ﬂats/houses with
wall to wall carpets!)
Sexy Sun Team
I’m a lady of a certain age
and have been disappointed
with the lack of numbers of
young, single men coming to
the island this year.
Where are they?
Vera Bencock, Trebaluger
(Mmmm, we don’t know
what to make of this letter, so
can we suggest that you move
to Ibiza!)
MENORCA SUN
Friday 10 October 2008
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YOUR ISLAND
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Club Vidalba
Last year has been an incredible year for the local
charity, Club Vidalba. The
Consell Insular of Menorca
has allowed them to use a
building in C/ Ciutadella
and this has become the organisation’s headquarters.
This now allows a full range
of new opportunities for our
youngsters.
As we enter the 21st century it is increasingly essential
for everyone, and especially
young people, to develop
the use of new technologies.
Club Vidalba believe, that
because their children are
disabled the need to develop these skills is paramount.
For many, to be able to use
computers as an everyday
tool, would greatly enhance
the quality of life they could
achieve.
They have a classroom
equipped with nine old and
very slow computers that no
longer run “up to date” software. There is little point in
encouraging the young people to use this ancient hardware and software. However the demands on this
room are increasing and the
youngsters show a lot of interest. They know that these
skills are important to them.
The charity need to reequip this room with modern, reliable computers and
to offer a range of software
that is both current and fulﬁls
their needs.
In order to bring about
this classroom upgrade they
require a budget of approximately 9,000 Pounds.
Can you help?
They are looking for Sponsors for their new “IT Learning Centre” if you would like
to support us in this project
you can either:
a) Transfer Cash to their
bank Account
Account no.2051-0094-531032489776
Caja de Baleares Sa Nostra
(Please specify “IT Learning
Centre” project.)
b) Send a cheque, payable
to
“CLUB VIDALBA”
C/ Guillem Coll, 7 1º
07720 – Ferreries
Menorca
Illes Balears
Spain
A couple of pictures from this week’s presentation
Menorquí
Language-wise Menorca is a
confusing place! Not only do we
have Catalan and Spanish jostling side by side, but there’s also
Menorquí, a distinct Catalan dialect unique to the island and still
much spoken.
Under the dictatorship of General Franco from the 1930s to
the 1970s, the original Balearic
dialects of Menorqui, Mallorqui
and Eivissenc were ofﬁcially suppressed.
After his death and the liberalization of the islands, the Catalan
language was able to emerge
once again. However the decades
of suppression did take its toll on
Menorca’s dialect, Menorqui. Today, the co-ofﬁcial languages in
Mahón are Spanish and Catalan.
Most locals are bilingual in
Spanish and the variety of Catalan called Menorquí. Between
Menorquí and Catalan proper,
as with most Balearic dialects, the
most distinctive difference is the
different word used for the article
“the”, where Menorquí uses “es”
for masculine and “sa” for feminine.
Menorquí thus shares the source
of its article with many Sardinian
varieties (masc. sing. su, fem sing.
sa), rather than the Catalan “el”
and “la”, common to many Romance languages (e.g. Spanish
el, la, Italian il, la), corresponding
to a form which was historically
used along the Costa Brava of
Catalonia, from where the islands
were re-populated after being
conquered from the Moors.
Menorquí also has a few English loan words dating back to the
British occupation such as “biﬁ”,
“grevi”, “xumaquer”, “boinder”
and “xoc” taken from “beef”, “gravy”, “shoemaker”, “bow window”
and “chalk”, respectively. Plus
“plumqueque” which is presumably the cake the British rulers had
for afternoon tea!
My favourite word in Menorquí
is the word for sheep. It’s simply
ba!
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Friday 10 October 2008
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CLIMATE CHANGE and TOURISM
Climate changes directly affect tourism. Fewer people are
booking ﬂights from Europe to
the Mediterranean because of
these climate changes, which
directly affects popular holiday
spots like Mallorca and Menorca. Environmental groups expect a steady decline in holiday
travel via ﬂights from Europe to
the Mediterranean.
How Climate Changes Impact
Tourism
People generally plan their
holiday based on the temperature at their destination and
when they can get the time
off from work. Holiday makers
have been visiting Majorca and
Minorca for decades because
of the picture-perfect beaches
and perfect climate. Rising temperatures have a direct effect on
tourism because travellers will
rethink travel destinations based
on the ideal temperature for the
particular time of year.
Mallorca and Menorca will
be signiﬁcantly impacted if holiday makers stop taking ﬂights
there from Europe. Over the last
few decades these islands off
Spain have become dependent
on tourism. The land is not ideal
for agricultural use and there is
little else that native residents of
these islands can do to sustain
themselves.
How Environmental Groups
Expect Climate to Affect Air
Travel
Some environmental groups
see ﬂights from Europe to the
Mediterranean drastically dropping due to climate changes.
A signiﬁcant change in temperature leaves holidaymakers
deciding if the Mediterranean
is still the ideal place to be.
Mediterranean beaches are
too hot and ski trips are going
downhill.
Additionally, the climate
changes are forcing individuals,
companies and environmental
groups to look at ways to protect the ozone and participate
in carbon offsetting methods.
Car companies have already
looked at how they make vehicles and ways they can reduce
carbon emissions. Just as energy-efﬁcient cars are a wave of
the future, ways to offset carbon
in the air from air travel are also
being studied.
Unfortunately, at this time,
there isn’t an environmentally
safe way to travel by air and
anyone interested in offsetting
carbon emissions may change
their holiday plans to make
them more eco-friendly.
Environmental Groups Respond to Climate Changes
Environmental groups continually work to offset the carbon
emitted into the air by international ﬂights. Companies are
encouraged to voluntarily offset
their usage to balance carbon
emissions. Simple ways to reduce emissions include planting
trees and conserving energy.
Other ideas for conserving energy and offsetting carbon emissions are to reduce ﬂights and
change methods for travelling.
Some environmental groups
predict that Europeans will stop
taking their holiday by ﬂight
because of the climate change.
Not only has the environment at
their destination changed, they
are also further damaging the
environment by ﬂying overseas
and emitting harmful carbon in
the air. If airlines are forced to
change their methods, if they
don’t voluntarily conserve energy to offset carbon and create a
balance then it is up to holiday
makers to take a stand for the
environment and stop supporting companies who continually
emit carbon and endanger the
environment.
An individual will not make a
huge difference in making up
for climate change. It is when
people rally together and are
encouraged by environmental
groups whose purpose is to protect our planet and conserve energy that change can be made.
Air charter companies may not
willingly change unless they are
forced by a large number of
people boycotting overseas air
Airlines such as easyJet now offset their carbon emissions
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Realising the need for a
change, some tourist industry
companies are already organising efforts to help offset the environmental impact of overseas
ﬂights. Major players are donating a percentage of their proﬁts
to eco-friendly endeavours and
beseeching their patrons to donate as well, in the interest of
humanity. They realise that their
very existence is at stake as is
the local economies where they
now prosper. The problem is being looked at and addressed.
MENORCA SUN
Friday 10 October 2008
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Muslim Manûrqa
Manûrqa was the Arabic name
given to the island of Menorca by
the Muslims from its annexation
to the Caliphate of Cordoba by
‘Isâm al-Khawlânî in 903 until
the rule of the last muslim ra’îs,
Abû ‘Umar ibn Sa’îd in 1287.
During the Muslim rule the only
urban centre of the island was
Madînat al Jazîra or al Manûrqa
(Ciutadella). Most of the population was dispersed in small agricultural and stockbreeding villages. Muslim society was organised
along tribal lines and was a
complex ethnic mix of Berbers,
Arabs, and descendants of the islanders. There were many black
or mixed-race people among the
island’s inhabitants.
The Ra’îs of Manûrqa is a
Muslim political title given to the
two governors that from 1234
to 1287 ruled the island of
Manûrqa as a vassal state of the
Kingdom of Mallorca. The island
was allowed a great deal of autonomy and it had the protection
of the Kingdom of Mallorca in exchange of an annual tribute.
The ﬁrst, Sa’îd ibn Hakam was
born in the city of Tavira in the Algarve (modern Portugal). He studied philology at Seville, the then
capital of the Almohad Caliph of
Al Andalus. However, because of
political instability in Al Andalus,
Sa’îd ibn Hakam moved to North
Africa, to the cities of Bejaïa and
Tunis, where he served as secretary to the Almohad governors.
Two years later, he planned to
return to Al Andalus, but the situation had worsened, so he was
given refuge by the Almohad
wali of Medina Mayurqa (Mod-
ern Mallorca). He was then sent
to Manûrqa as the almoxerif in
1227. His mission was to collect
and administrate the taxes and
command the army. In the year
1229, James I of Aragon invaded
Mayurqa, but did not take any
action at that moment against
Manûrqa. By 1231, the resistance of Mayurqa’s muslims was
ﬁnally crushed and James I sent
three ambassadors to Manûrqa,
Berenguer de Santa Eugenia, Don
Assalit de Gudar and Don Pere
Maça, to negotiate its submission
to the Kingdom of Aragon. James
I, who at that time had a small
number of troops ordered to set
ﬁres burning on the coast facing
Manûrqa as to simulate a larger
army and thus put more pressure
on the muslims. After a meeting
between the Kaid Abû ‘Abd Allah
Muhammad, Sa’îd ibn Hakam,
the sheiks and three hundred of
the principal people of the island, they agreed to become vassals to the new King of Majorca.
The treaty of Capdepera was
signed the 17 June 1231. It is
rumoured that Sa’îd ibn Hakam
was the real instigator of the
treaty with James I, although his
role in the text treaty was really
discreet. The treaty gave wide
political autonomy to the island
and the military protection of the
island by the King of Mallorca in
exchange of the payment of an
annual tribute of three thousand
quarters of wheat, a hundred
cows and ﬁve hundred goats or
sheep, later adding two “quintals” (hundredweight) of fresh butter and two hundred bezants for
leave to transport the cattle. Abû
King Alfons III of Aragon
‘Abd Allah Muhammad, was the
new ruler of Manûrqa.
In July 1234, Sa’îd ibn Hakam
took over power with an armed
coup and negotiated a new
treaty with James I, in which he
ruled alone with the title of Ra’îs
of Manùrqa. This is believed to
be the ﬁrst and only time in the
history of the island to be an
independent political entity, although tributary to the Kingdom
of Mallorca. Under his harsh
rule, Manûrqa became an Islamic law abiding structured state.
It is said that he executed by
beheading those muslims found
drunk. He constructed a strong
political apparatus in Madina al
Jazira (Ciutadella) with a council of ministers, secretaries and
clan representatives, and a small
military force consisting of mercenaries. His political shrewdness
allowed for the survival of this
Islamic entity while all other muslim territories in Iberia fell into the
Christian Reconquista: Cordoba
(1236), his hometown Tavira
(1242), Seville (1248). Only the
Kingdom of Granada remained
independent although vassal to
the Kingdom of Castille.
At the death of James I (1276),
the Kingdom of Aragon was split
in two: The Kingdom of Mallorca
(the Balearic Islands and counties
of Roussillon and Cerdagne) to
his son James and the Kingdom
of Aragon to his other son Peter.
Manûrqa kept being tributary to
James II. This division would ultimately mean the fall of Manûrqa.
Sa’îd ibn Hakam died in 1282
in Madina al Jazira, and his son
Abû ‘Umar ibn Sa’îd became the
next and last Ra’îs of Manûrqa.
In his ﬁrst year in government,
King Peter III of Aragon and his
ﬂeet stopped by Manûrqa on their
way to the city of Constantine in
North Africa. Bugron, the Lord of
Constantine, had secretly plotted
with Peter to convert to Christianity and surrender the city to the
Crown of Aragon. According to
Ramon Muntaner’s Cronica, Abû
‘Umar sent messengers to North
Africa letting them know of this
plot. The consequences were that
Bugron was executed and Peter’s
surprise invasion was discovered.
Years later, Peter and King
James II of Mallorca, (Menorca’s vassal lord) came into a
dispute. Peter’s son King Alfons
III of Aragon set out from Salou
the 22 November 1286 with an
invasion force against Manûrqa.
This was both to avenge Abû
‘Umar ibn Sa’îd and James II.
He arrived 5 January 1287. Abû
‘Umar ibn Sa’îd prepared himself
with mercenary troops from North
Africa. The ﬁrst battle took place
Santa Àgueda
17 January. Alfons won this battle and Abû ‘Umar ibn Sa’îd and
a few of his followers ﬂed to the
fortress near Madina al Jazira,
nowadays known as the fortress
of Santa Àgueda.
On 21 January, Abû ‘Umar
ibn Sa’îd seeing himself outnumbered, signed his surrender
with the treaty of San Agayz.
He was allowed to leave the island towards North Africa, with
two hundred of his followers,
the remains of his father, his library and ﬁfty swords. Alfons
chartered him a ship manned by
a Genoese, which according to
Muntaner, encountered a storm
off the North African coast and
was destroyed. There were no
survivors.
Once the island was captured
by King Alfons III of Aragon, most
of its muslim inhabitants were
enslaved and sold in the slave
markets of Ibiza, Valencia and
Barcelona. Only one hundred
muslims were allowed to remain
on the island.
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INFORMATION
BUS SERVICES
The bus services on Menorca are
brilliant! They are clean, punctual
and cheap, and they pretty much
cover the entire island. To give you
an idea of the cost of travel, the most
expensive journey is Mahon (Maó) to
Ciutadella at 4.25e. Most tickets are
under 1.50€.
A few words of caution though…
some of the services are fairly infrequent, so plan your journey carefully!
As mentioned above, the buses are
usually spotlessly clean, and they discourage the consumption of food and
drink whilst travelling. Also, if you
want to show off your tanned beerbelly, you can’t! Shirts must be worn.
Only coins and 5€, 10€ and 20€
notes are accepted, so you’ll have
to ﬁnd somewhere else to exchange
your hooky ﬁfties!
There’s access for the disabled only
on Lines 01, 02 and 03.
Finally, whilst every effort is made
to ensure that these timetables are
accurate and up to date, it’s always
worth double-checking with the transport companies before travelling.
10 - MAHON-AIRPORT
Monday to Sunday
Mahon: 5.45, 6.15, 6.45, 7.15, 7.45, 8.15,
8.45, 9.15, 9.45, 10.15, 10.45, 11.15, 11.45,
12.15, 12.45, 13.15, 13.45, 14.15, 14.45,
15.15, 15.45, 16.15, 16.45, 17.15, 17.45,
18.15, 18.45, 19.15, 19.45, 20.15, 20.45,
21.15, 21.45, 22.15, 23.15, 00.15
Airport: 5.55, 6.25, 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25,
8.55, 9.25, 9.55, 10.25, 10.55, 11.25, 11.55,
12.25, 12.55, 13.25, 13.55, 14.25, 14.55,
15.25, 15.55, 16.25, 16.55, 17.25, 17.55,
18.25, 18.55, 19.25, 19.55, 20.25, 20.55,
21.25, 21.55, 22.25, 23.25, 00.25
01 MAHON-ALAIOR-ES MERCADAL-FERRERIES-CIUTADELLA
Approximate journey time between
stops: Mahon (10 mins) Alaior (15
mins) Mercadal (15 mins) Ferreries (15
mins) Ciutadella
Monday to Friday
Mahon: 6.45, 8.15, 9.15, 10.15,
11.15, 12.15, 13.15, 14.15, 15.15,
16.15, 17.15, 18.15, 19.15, 20.15,
21.15, 22.15 23.15, 00.15
Ciutadella: 6.40, 7.40, 8.40, 9.40,
10.40, 11.40, 12.40, 13.40, 14.40,
15.15, 15.40, 16.40, 17.40, 18.40,
19.40, 20.40, 21.40, 22.40, 23.40
Saturday
Mahon: 8.00, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00,
16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 21.30
Ciutadella: 8.00, 10.00, 11.30,
14.30, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 21.30
Sunday and Public Holidays
Mahon: 8.00, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00,
16.30, 19.00
Ciutadella: 8.00, 10.00, 11.30,
14.30, 16.30, 19.00
02 MAHON-ES CASTELL
Monday to Sunday
(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)
Mahon: 7.20*, 7.45*, 8.15*,
8.45*, 9.15, 9.45, 10.15, 10.45,
11.15, 11.45, 12.15, 12.45, 13.15,
13.45, 14.15*, 14.45*, 15.15*,
15.45, 16.15, 16.45, 17.45, 18.15,
18.45, 19.15, 19.45, 20.15, 20.45
Es Castell: 7.30*, 8.00*, 8.30*,
9.00*, 9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00,
11.30, 12.00, 12.30, 13.00, 13.30,
14.00, 14.30*, 15.00*, 15.30*,
16.00, 16.30, 17.00, 18.00, 18.30,
19.00, 19.30, 20.00, 20.30, 21.00
03 MAHON-SANT LLUIS
Monday to Sunday
(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)
Mahon: 7.00*, 8.00*, 8.10*,
8.30, 9.00, 9.30, 10.00, 10.30,
11.00, 12.00, 12.30, 13.00, 13.30,
14.15*, 15.30, 16.00, 17.00, 17.30,
18.00, 18.30, 19.00, 19.30, 20.00*,
20.15, 21.00*, 22.00*, 23.00*
Sant Lluis: 7.30*, 7.40*, 8.20,
8.40*, 9.10, 9.40, 10.10, 10.40,
11.10, 11.40, 12.40, 13.10, 13.40,
14.10, 14.20, 14.40*, 15.10 (Sun
only), 15.40, 16.10, 16.40, 17.40,
18.10, 18.40, 19.10, 19.40, 20.00,
20.40*, 21.40*, 22.40*, 23.40
14 MAHON-CIUTADELLA
EXPRESS BUS – direct
Monday to Friday
Mahon: 7.00, 8.00, 9.45, 12.45,
14.15, 15.15, 16.45, 17.45, 19.45,
22.15
Ciutadella: 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, 10.00,
11.15, 12.10, 14.15, 15.15, 16.15,
18.10, 19.10, 21.15
21 MAHON-SANT CLIMENT
Monday to Saturday
Mahon: 7.45, 8.45, 9.30, 10.30,
11.45, 12.45, 13.30, 16.00, 17.00,
18.00, 19.00, 19.40
Sant Climent: 8.00, 9.05, 10.10,
11.10, 12.25, 13.05, 14.05, 16.40,
17.20, 18.40, 19.20, 20.10
Sunday and Public Holidays
Mahon: 9.15, 12.15, 15.15, 18.15
Sant Climent: 9.25, 12.25, 15.25,
18.25
21 MAHON-SANT CLIMENTCANUTELLS
Monday to Saturday
Mahon: 8.45, 12.45, 17.00, 19.00
Canutells: 9.00, 13.00, 17.15,
19.15
No service on Sunday or Public Holidays
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MAHON-SANT
CLIMENTCALA EN PORTER
Monday to Saturday
Mahon: 9.30, 10.30, 11.45, 13.30,
16.00, 18.00, 19.40
Cala en Porter: 10.00, 11.00,
12.15, 13.45 16.30, 18.30, 20.00
No service Sunday or Public Holidays
31 MAHON-ALAIOR-SON BOU
(TORRESOLI & CLUB SAN JAIME)
Monday to Saturday
Mahon: 7.15, 8.30, 10.00, 11.00,
11.30, 12.30, 14.00, 15.30, 16.30,
17.00, 18.00, 19.00, 20.30, 22.00
Alaior: 7.25, 8.40, 10.10, 11.10,
11.40, 12.40, 14.10, 15.40, 16.40,
17.10, 18.10, 19.10, 20.40, 22.10
Torresoli: 7.40, 8.55, 10.25, 11.25,
11.55, 12.55, 14.25, 15.55, 16.55,
17.25, 18.25, 19.25, 20.55, 22.25
Club Sant Jaime: 7.45, 9.00,
10.30, 11.30, 12.00, 13.00, 14.30,
16.00, 17.00, 17.30, 18.30, 19.30,
21.00, 22.30
Son Bou: 8.00, 9.15, 10.45, 11.45,
12.15, 13.15, 14.45, 16.15, 17.15,
17.45, 18.45, 19.45, 21.15, 22.45
Alaior: 8.15, 9.30, 11.00, 12.00,
12.30, 13.30, 15.00, 16.30, 17.30,
18.00, 19.00, 20.00, 21.30, 23.00
Sunday and Public Holidays
Mahon: 8.30, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00,
17.00, 18.30, 20.00
Alaior: 8.40, 10.10, 11.40, 13.10,
17.10, 18.40, 20.10
Torresoli: 8.55, 10.25, 11.55,
13.25, 17.25, 18.55, 20.25
Club Sant Jaime: 9.00, 10.30,
12.00, 13.30, 17.30, 19.00, 20.30
Son Bou: 9.15, 10.45, 12.15,
13.45, 17.45, 19.15, 20.45
Alaior: 9.30, 11.00, 12.30, 14.00,
18.00, 19.30, 21.00
51 MAHON-ALAIOR-ES MERCADAL-FERRERIES-CALA
GALDANA
Approximate journey time between
stops: Mahon (10 mins) Alaior (15
mins) Mercadal (15 mins) Ferreries (15
mins) Cala Galdana
Monday to Saturday
Mahon: 9.30, 16.45
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Cala Galdana: 10.20, 17.05
Sunday and Public Holidays
Mahon: 10.30, 17.30
Cala Galdana: 9.20, 16.20
52 CIUTADELLA-CALA GALDANA
Monday to Saturday
Ciutadella: 10.40, 13.50, 16.50
Cala Galdana: 10.00, 13.20,
16.20
Sunday and Public Holidays
Ciutadella: 9.50, 13.50, 16.45
Cala Galdana: 10.20, 13.20,
17.20
53 FERRERIES-CALA GALDANA
Monday to Sunday
(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)
Ferreries: 7.05*, 8.05*, 9.05, 9.40*,
10.05, 11.05, 12.05, 13.05, 15.05*,
16.05, 16.50*, 17.05, 18.05, 19.05,
20.05, 21.05*, 22.05*
Cala Galdana: 7.20*, 8.20*, 9.20,
10.20, 11.20, 12.20, 13.20, 14.20,
15.20*, 16.20, 17.05*, 17.20,
18.20, 19.20, 20.20, 21.20*,
22.20*
71 MAHON-ALAIOR-ES MIGJORN GRAN-CALA TOMAS
Approximate journey time between
stops: Mahon (10 mins) Alaior (15
mins) Es Migjorn Gran (10 mins) Cala
Tomas
Monday to Saturday
Mahon: 8.00, 10.15, 12.30, 15.15,
17.30, 19.45
Cala Tomas: 9.00, 11.15, 13.15,
16.15, 18.30, 20.30
Sunday and Public Holidays
Mahon: 8.15, 11.15, 14.15,
18.30
Cala Tomas: 9.00, 12.00, 15.00,
19.15
71/72 ES MIGJORN GRAN-ES
MERCADAL
Monday to Saturday
Es Migjorn Gran: 8.55, 11.10,
13.40, 16.10, 18.25, 20.55
Es Mercadal: 8.25, 10.40, 12.55,
15.40, 17.55, 20.10
Sunday and Public Holidays
Es Migjorn Gran: 9.05, 12.35,
15.35, 19.25
Es Mercadal: 8.30, 12.00, 15.00,
18.50
71/72 ES MIGJORN GRANCALA TOMAS
Monday to Saturday
Es Migjorn Gran: 8.25, 8.45,
10.40, 11.00, 12.55, 13.15, 15.40,
16.00, 17.55, 18.15, 20.10, 20.30
Cala Tomas: 8.45, 9.00, 11.00,
11.15, 13.15, 13.30, 16.00, 16.15,
18.15, 18.30, 20.30, 20.45
Sunday and Public Holidays
Es Migjorn Gran: 8.40, 11.40,
12.10, 14.40, 15.10, 19.00
Cala Tomas: 8.55, 9.00, 12.00,
12.25, 15.00, 15.25, 19.15
72
CIUTADELLA-FERRERIES-ES
MERCADAL-ES MIGJORN GRANCALA TOMAS
Monday to Saturday
Ciutadella: 8.00, 10.15, 12.30,
15.15, 17.30, 19.45
Ferreries: 8.15, 10.30, 12.45,
15.30, 17.45, 20.00
Es Mercadal: 8.25, 10.40, 12.55,
15.40, 17.55, 20.10
Es Migjorn Gran: 8.45, 11.00,
13.15, 16.00, 18.15, 20.30
Cala Tomas: 8.45, 11.00, 13.30,
16.00, 18.15, 20.45
Sunday and Public Holidays
Ciutadella: 8.10, 11.40, 14.40,
18.30
Ferreries: 8.25, 11.55, 14.55,
18.45
Es Mercadal: 8.30, 12.00, 15.00,
18.50
Es Migjorn Gran: 8.40, 12.10,
15.10, 19.00
Cala Tomas: 8.55, 12.25, 15.25,
19.15
91 MAHON-SANT LLUIS-ALCAUFAR-S’ALGAR (LAS PALMERAS)
Monday to Sunday
Mahon: 8.30, 9.30, 12.30, 13.30,
15.30, 18.30
Alcaufar: 8.45, 9.45, 12.45, 13.45,
15.45, 18.45
Las Palmeras: 8.55, 9.55, 12.55,
13.55, 15.55, 18.55
S’Algar: 9.00, 10.00, 13.00, 14.00,
16.00, 19.00
92 MAHON-PUNTA PRIMA (SUR
MENORCA-INSOTEL-XALOC)
Monday to Sunday
(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)
Mahon: 7.00*, 8.00*, 9.00, 10.00,
11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00*,
15.00*, 16.00, 17.00, 18.00, 19.00,
20.00*, 21.00*, 22.00*, 23.00*
Sur
Menorca: 7.15*, 8.15*,
9.15, 10.15, 11.15, 12.15, 13.15,
14.15*, 15.15*, 16.15, 17.15,
18.15, 19.15, 20.15*, 21.15*,
22.15*, 23.15*
Insotel: 7.20*, 8.20*, 9.20, 10.20,
11.20, 12.20, 13.20, 14.20*,
15.20*, 16.20, 17.20, 18.20, 19.20,
20.20*, 21.20*, 22.20*, 23.20*
Xaloc: 7.25*, 8.25*, 9.25, 10.25,
11.25, 12.25, 13.25, 14.25*,
15.25*, 16.25, 17.25, 18.25, 19.25,
20.25*, 21.25*, 22.25*, 23.25*
Punta Prima: 7.30*, 8.30*, 9.30,
10.30, 11.30, 12.30, 13.30, 14.30*,
15.30*, 16.30, 17.30, 18.30, 19.30,
20.30*, 21.30*, 22.30*, 23.30*
IMPORTANT! All the times given are
DEPARTURE TIMES
93 MAHON-BINIBECA
Monday to Sunday
Mahon: 10.30, 14.00, 17.30
Binibeca 1: 10.15, 14.15, 17.50
Binibeca 2: 11.00, 14.15, 18.00
94 SANT LLUIS-BINIDALI
Monday to Sunday
(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)
Sant Lluis: 8.45, 11.15, 13.15,
18.15, 20.45*, 23.15
Binidali: 9.30, 12.00, 14.00, 19.00,
21.30*, 00.00*
BUS FORNELLS
Monday to Saturday
Fornells to:
Arenal d’en Castell: 8.40, 12.15,
16.00
Cala Tirant: 8.40, 12.05, 16.00
Es Mercadal: 9.20, 13.35 (not Sat),
18.00
Mahon: 8.40, 12.05, 16.00
Son Parc: 8.40, 12.05, 16.00
Arenal d’en Castell to:
Es Mercadal: 8.50, 19.20
Fornells: 8.50, 13.35, 19.20
Mahon: 9.00, 10.00, 12.00, 16.20,
17.20
Cala Tirant to:
Es Mercadal: 9.10, 13.30 (not Sat),
17.45
Fornells: 9.10, 11.20, 13.30 (not Sat),
17.45
Mahon: 8.50, 12.15, 16.05
Son Parc: 8.50, 12.15, 16.05
Es Mercadal to:
Arenal d’en Castell: 8.15, 11.45,
14.15 (not Sat)
Cala Tirant: 8.15, 11.45
Fornells: 8.15, 11.45
Mahon to:
Arenal d’en Castell: 9.30, 11.40,
13.00, 15.00, 17.00
Cala Tirant: 10.30, 12.45, 17.00,
19.00
Fornells: 10.30, 12.45, 17.00, 19.00
Son Parc: 10.30, 12.45, 17.00,
19.00
Son Parc to:
Cala Tirant: 11.00, 17.25
Fornells: 11.00, 13.15, 17.25
Mahon: 9.10, 12.35, 16.20
Sunday
Fornells to:
Arenal d’en Castell: 8.45, 16.45
Mahon: 8.45, 16.45
Son Parc: 8.45, 16.45
Arenal d’en Castell to:
Fornells: 11.20
Mahon: 9.20, 17.20
Mahon to:
Arenal d’en Castell: 11.00, 18.00
Fornells: 11.00, 18.00
Son Parc: 11.00, 18.00
Son Parc to:
Fornells 11.50
Mahon 9.00, 17.00
NIGHT BUSES
CIUTADELLA-SANT LLUIS
Friday
Ciutadella: 00.00, 03.00
Ferreries: 00.20, 03.20
Es Mercadal: 00.35, 03.35
Alaior: 00.45, 03.45
Mahon Port: 01.00, 04.00
Mahon Bus station: 01.10, 04.10
Es Castell: 01.20, 04.20
Sant Lluis: 01.30, 04.30
SANT LLUIS-CIUTADELLA
Friday
Sant Lluis: 00.00, 03.00
Es Castell: 00.10, 03.10
Mahon Bus Station: 00.20, 03.20
Mahon Port: 00.30, 03.30
Alaior: 00.45, 03.45,
Es Mercadal: 00.55, 03.55,
Ferreries: 01.10, 04.10,
Ciutadella: 01.30, 04.30,
CIUTADELLA-SANT LLUIS
Saturday
Ciutadella: 23.00, 01.00, 03.00, 05.00
Ferreries: 23.15, 01.15, 03.15, 05.20
Es Mercadal: 23.30, 01.30, 03.30,
05.35
Alaior: 23.45, 01.45, 03.45, 05.45
Mahón Port: 00.00, 02.00, 04.00, 06.00
Mahón Bus Station: 00.10, 02.10,
04.10, 06.10
Sant Climent: 04.20
Es Castell: 00.20, 02.20, 04.20, 06.20
Sant Lluis: 00.30, 02.30, 04.50, 06.50
SANT LLUIS-CIUTADELLA
Saturday
Sant Lluis: 23.00, 01.00, 03.00, 05.00
Es Castell: 23.10, 01.10, 03.10, 05.10
Mahon Bus Station: 23.20, 01.20,
03.20, 05.20
Mahon Port: 23.30, 01.30, 03.30, 05.30
Alaior: 23.45, 01.45, 03.45, 05.45
Es Mercadal: 00.00, 02.00, 04.00,
06.00
Ferreries: 00.15, 02.15, 04.15, 06.15
Ciutadella: 00.30, 02.30, 04.30, 06.30
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Don’t forget that if you’re using your
English phone always add the international dialling code for Spain, 0034,
before calling the numbers below.
Emergencies - 112
Ambulances - 061
National Police - 091 (urgent)
Guardia Civil -062
Local Police - 092
Fire Brigade - 092
Sea Rescue - 971 728 322
Airport - 971 157 000
British Consulate - 971 367 818
Councils
Alaior - 971 371 002
Ciutadella - 971 381 050
Ferreries - 971 373 003
Es Castell - 971 365 193
Es Mercadal - 971 375 002
Es Migjorn - 971 370 111
Mahon - 971 369 800
Sant Lluis - 971 150 950
Taxis
Alaior - 971 367 111
Ferreries - 971 480 685 & 660 411 965
Ciutadella - 971 367 111
Es Castell - 971 362 779
Es Mercadal - 971 367 111
Es Migjorn - 971 367 111
Mahon - 971 367 111
Sant Lluis - 971 150 641 & 971 367 111
Tourist Information
Ciutadella - 971 481 515
Mahon - 971 363 790
The International Dialling Code for
the UK is 0044
MENORCA SUN
WHAT’S ON
Friday 10 October 2008
www.themenorcasun.com
MUSEUMS & HISTORY
Bastió de sa Font
Plaça de sa Font, Ciutadella
Tue to Sat: 10.00-14.00 and
18.00-21.00
The Municipal Museum is based
in the bastió, one of the few
remaining structures from the
town’s 17th century fortiﬁcations.
The permanent archaeological
exhibition is worth a visit.
Diocesan Museum
Seminari 7, Ciutadella
Mon to Sat: 10.30-14.00 &
19.30-22.30
A small museum housing a diverse mix of archaeological
ﬁnds, art and ecclesiastical objects.
Fort Marlborough
Cala Sant Esteve, Es Castell
Tue to Sat: 9.30-13.00 & 15.0019.00
Sun: 9.30-13.30
A major fortiﬁcation built by the
British in the 18th century to
guard the entrance to the port of
Mahón. The visit starts through
the underground galleries before
emerging into the (now dry!)
moat and then up into the battlements. Intelligent use of modern
technology helps create a real
feel for the age.
Fortalesa la Mola
La Mola, Mahon
Daily: 10.00-20.00
An imposing fortress that dominates the entrance to the Port
of Mahon. Built in the mid-19th
century to repel the British it later
served as a high security prison.
Guided tours daily at 10.30,
12.30 and 17.30.
Military Museum
Plaça de l’Esplanada, Es Castell
Mon to Fri and ﬁrst Sun of the
month: 10.00-13.00
Housed in an old barracks on
the Esplanada A fascinating little
museum that takes you through
the island’s rich military history.
Museum of Menorca
Avda. Dr. Guardia, Mahon
Tue to Sat: 10:00-14:00 & 17:0020:00. Sun: 10:00 to 14:00
A fascinating museum situated in
a former cloister of a Franciscan
monastery. Offers a great insight
into the history of the island.
Nature Museum
C/ Mallorca 2, Ferreries
Tue to Sat: 10:00-13:00 & 18:0021:00. Sun: 10:00-13:00
The Museu de la Natura de
Menorca is a captivating museum, exhibiting a wide range
of the many natural wonders
from the island and surrounding
areas.
Sant Felip Castle
Carrer Sant Felip, Es Castell
Thur and Sun at 10.00
Twice weekly guided tours
around one of 18th century Europe’s key defences.
DAILY
Tour: Mahón
Guided tours around the fortress of La Mola. See left for
details.
THIS WEEK
Friday 10 October
Piano & Dance: Mahón
Teatre Principal @ 21.00
With ballerina Auba Saura
and pianist Kiev Portella.
Traditional Music: Ciutadella
Union de Antiguos Alumnos
Salesianos @ 21.15
Traditional music from Xalandri.
Rock: Ciutadella
Casino 17 @ 23.30
Rock from Menorca’s Los Puretones.
Jazz: Mahón
Ars Cafe @ 23.30
With Jazz Do It... nice!
Saturday 11 October
Trotting Races: Mahón
Hipodromo, Av. J.A.Clavé,
400 @ 17.00.
Great entertainment and you
can have a beer and a ﬂutter
at the same time!
Cricket: Binnparrel
MCC Ground @ 12.30
Menorca Cricket Club vs London West XI. Spectators welcome.
Piano & Dance: Mahón
Teatre Principal @ 21.00
With ballerina Auba Saura
and pianist Kiev Portella.
Blues: Es Castell
The Delﬁn @ 20.30
With Rigor Mortis.
Rock: Mahón
Ars Cafe @ 23.30
With Powertrip.
Jazz: Ciutadella
Casino 17 @ 23.30
With Menorcan group Que
Passa Trio.
Sunday 12 October
Flea Market: Mahón
Parque des Freginal @ 09.00
to 13.30
Discover a few hidden treasures! A great place to potter
around on a Sunday morning.
Trotting Races: Ciutadella
Hipodromo, Torre del Ram,
Cala’n Blanes @ 17.30.
More horsey fun!
Bingo: Es Castell
The Delﬁn @ 20.00
Prize bingo at the Deli on C/
Gran.
Cricket: Binnparrel
MCC Ground @ 12.30
Menorca Cricket Club vs London West XI. Spectators welcome.
Tuesday 14 October
Jazz: Sant Climent
Casino, Sant Jaume 2 @
21.30
Menorca’s longest established
jazz club.
The Dancing Horses: Ferreries
Son Martorellet, C/ Cala
Galdana @ 20.30
A magical display of many
different riding styles. One
for the kids. Tickets from 6€
to 18€.
Thursday 16 October
The Dancing Horses: Ferreries
See Tuesday for details.
Live Jazz/Blues: Mahon
Akelarre Jazz Bar, Moll de Ponent 42
Regular Thursday night jazz
and blues jam session with
the Lou Deach Quintet.
Quiz: Es Castell
The Delﬁn @ 20.00
Get the old brain cells working at the Delﬁn’s weekly pub
quiz. Teams of up to four.
WHAT’S ON AND WHERE TO WATCH
SKY SPORTS & SETANTA SPORTS
All times given are local
RUGBY LEAGUE
Friday 10 October
England vs Wales
International
20.30 Sky Sports Xtra
FOOTBALL
Friday 10 October
Wales U21 vs England U21
Euro 2009 Qualiﬁer
20.45 Sky Sports 1
Saturday 11 October
MK Dons vs Carlisle United
League 1
13.15 Sky Sports 1
Scotland vs Norway
World Cup Qualiﬁer
16.00 Sky Sports 1
England vs Kazakhstan
World Cup Qualiﬁer
18.15 ITV1
Wales vs Liechenstein
World Cup Qualiﬁer
18.30 Sky Sports 1
Slovenia vs N. Ireland
World Cup Qualiﬁer
20.30 Setanta Sports 1
Sunday 12 October
Eastbourne vs Stevenage
Blue Square Premier
14.30 Setanta Sports 1
Monday 13 October
Notts County vs Brentford
League 2
20.45 Sky Sports 1
Burton vs Mansﬁeld
Blue Square Premier
20.45 Setanta Sports 1
Wednesday 15 October
N.Ireland vs San Marino
World Cup Qualiﬁer
20.45 Sky Sports 2
Rep. of Ireland vs Cyprus
World Cup Qualiﬁer
20.45 Sky Sports 1
Thursday 9 October
Forest Green vs Cambridge
Blue Square Premier
20.45 Setanta Sports 1
F1
Sunday 12 October
Japanese Grand Prix
06.30 ITV1
OPEN AIR MARKETS
Alaior (Thurs)
9.00 to 13.30
C/ Reverendo Huguet
Ciutadella (Fri & Sat)
9.00 to 13.30
Placa des Born
Es Castell (Mon & Wed)
9.00 to 13.30
Plaça de l’Esplanada
Es Mercadal (Sun)
9.00 to 13.30
Plaça Pere Camps
Es Migjorn Gran (Wed)
9.00 to 13.30
Ferreries (Tue & Fri)
9.00 to 13.30
Fornells (Thurs)
9.00 to 14.00
C/ de ses Roques
Mahón (Tue & Sat)
9.00 to 13.30
Placa de l’Esplanada
Sant Lluis (Mon & Wed)
9.00 to 13.30
Plaça de Sa Creu
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Rugby Union
Friday 10 October
Montpellier vs Bristol
European Challenge Cup
19.00 Sky Sports 2
Saturday 11 October
Edinburgh vs Leinster
European Cup
14.35 Sky Sports 2
Llanelli vs Harlequins
European Cup
16.30 Sky Sports 2
Gloucester vs Biarritz
European Cup
18.30 Sky Sports 2
Sunday 12 October
Leicester vs Ospreys
European Cup
14.00 Sky Sports 1
Toulouse vs Bath
European Cup
16.00 Sky Sports 1
Watch Sky and/or Setanta
Sports in the following bars
(please note that not all of
these bar have Setanta Sports,
always check ﬁrst!);
Es Castell
Brogans
Delﬁn
Teapot
Punta Prima
The Blue Anchor
Sebastian Place
El Foro
Cala en Porter
Galleon
Champs
Irish Bar
Village Pub
Poolside Bar
Salamandra
Binibeca
Bar Palomino
Cala Galdana
Black & White Bar
Pub Mississippi
Son Bou
Kit Kat Bar
Sant Tomas
Bar Halley
Sant Tomas
Cala’n Bosch
McCarthy’s
Karaoke
Not included and your bar shows
Sky or Setanta Sports? Then email
us and we’ll list you next week.
ARE YOU?
In a band? A DJ?
Got an event planned?
Just dying to tell us something?
Let us know!
Listings are FREE!!
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CHILL OUT
SUDOKU
MENORCA SUN
Friday 10 October 2008
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need to explain it? Good, we didn’t think so! Solutions on page 15.
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A blonde gets a job as a teacher. She notices a little boy on the
ﬁeld standing by himself while all
the other kids are running around
having fun. She takes pity on him
and decides to speak to him.
“You ok?” she asks.
“Yes,” he says.
“You can play with the other kids
you know,” she says.
“It‘s best I stay here,” he says.
“Why?” asks the blonde.
“Because I’m the goalie.”
A Rangers and Celtic fan get
into a nasty car accident. Both
vehicles are really wrecked, but
amazingly neither of them are
hurt.
After they crawl out of their cars,
the Celtic fan says, “So you’re a
Rangers fan, that’s interesting. I’m
a Celtic fan... Wow! Just look at
our cars. There’s nothing left, but
fortunately we are unhurt. This
must be a sign from God that we
should meet and be friends and
live together in peace the rest of
our days.”
The Rangers fan replied, “Totally
agree - this must be a sign from
God!” The Rangers fan went on,
“And look at this - here’s another
miracle. My car is completely demolished but this bottle of whisky
didn’t break. Surely God wants
us to drink it, to celebrate the fact
we are alive and kicking?”
He hands the bottle to the Celtic
fan who nods his head in agreement, opens it and takes few big
swigs from the bottle, then hands
it back to the Rangers fan. The
Rangers fan takes the bottle, immediately puts the cap back on,
and hands back to the Celtic fan.
The Celtic fan asks, “Aren’t you
having any?” The Rangers fan replies, “Nah...I think I’ll just wait
for the police......”
Things they never said!
Sherlock Holmes: “Elementary,
my dear Watson”
Captain Kirk: “Beam me up,
Scotty”
Dr McCoy: “Damn it, Jim! I’m a
doctor not a...”
Karl Marx: “Religion is the opiate of the masses.���
Churchill: “Blood, Sweat, and
Tears”
Humphrey Bogart: “Play it
again, Sam”
Jimmy Cagney: “You dirty rat!”
Dirty Harry: “Do you feel lucky,
punk?”
William Congreve: “Hell hath
no fury like a woman scorned”
Apollo 13: “Houston, we have
a problem”
Jim Callaghan: “Crisis? What
crisis?”Oliver Hardy: “Well, here’s another ﬁne mess you’ve gotten
me into!”
PUB QUIZ
1. In Greek legend, what is the
name given to the creature that
is half man and half bull?
2. Based on characters from
Greek mythology, the 1963 ﬁlm
“Jason And The Argonauts” is
centred around a quest to ﬁnd
what?
3. According to legend, who
rid Ireland of snakes?
4. According to Roman mythology, which twins founded
Rome?
5. In Greek mythology, what
name is given to the monsters
with sharp fangs and hair of
living snakes?
6. According to legend, who
rode through the streets of Coventry naked and was seen by
someone called Tom, leading
to the phrase “Peeping Tom”?
7. In Greek mythology who
died when he ﬂew too close
to the sun and the wax hold-
LEGENDS
ing together his artiﬁcial wings
melted?
8. What was the name of the
1963 Disney ﬁlm that featured
the legendary characters of
Merlin and King Arthur?
9. Sharing her name with a
brand of margarine, who was
the Roman goddess of ﬂowers
and the season of spring?
10. Who was the chief God in
Norse mythology?
Answers Page 15
HOROSCOPES
AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18)
Are you looking for love? Well,
it is clearly on the way. Just
brush your teeth, comb your
hair, dress more fashionably,
get a bigger vocabulary, volunteer more often, lose some
weight, be kinder to animals,
learn another language, quit
your bad habits, and true love
will follow!
TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20)
There’s nothing in your future but misery and despair.
But hey, wait a minute, don’t
worry! Alcohol can ﬁx all that!
Drunkenness will make it all
better.
LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22)
The stars are aligned to provide big changes in your life,
so don’t get too comfortable.
Now is the time that you’re
going to ﬁnally get up off that
couch! The alignment of the
planets indicates that you’ll
lose the remote and actually
have to change the channels
manually.
SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21)
Damn I wish I was you! If I
had as little money as you, I
wouldn’t have to worry about
investing it. If I had fewer
friends, like you, I could focus
more on cherishing each one.
And if I was left as untouched
by the opposite sex as you, I
could do a lot more work.
PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20)
“When you walk through a
storm, hold your head up
high” is a lovely song lyric but
terrible advice if the storm is
electrical.
GEMINI (May 21-Jun 20)
You now what needs too be done, but
you may notwnat to do it. Dont wory
about any mistaks you mite make
alone the waye. EEven if their ar a
few erorrs, so whut? Nob body will
ever noteice. Th fact that your ﬁneshed
oughtto be satsfacion enuf four mosst
poeple. Also,youshould arck ur@ima
pŸ oqß w asd#2& qwrtð zxy thpptfg
VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22)
Today you are facing a dilemma. You can work hard
or go out and have fun with
your friends. Ha! Just kidding! Here’s the real dilemma:
Should you meet at their place
or yours?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21)
You’re going to lose ﬁve
pounds by the end of the
week, your clothes will smell
April fresh, and everyone will
love and accept you. Are you
happy now?
ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19)
A picture frame will feature
highly in your week. Also,
be wary of drunken monkeys
wearing tattered and worn
welding gloves. You have been
warned.
CANCER (Jun 21-Jul 22)
Saturn has just passed through
the constellation Orion, and
the moon is nearing its next
phase, which means that it is
time for you to clean your bedroom.
LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 22)
Death, destruction, ﬁre, and
brimstone! I see nothing but
waves of blood in your future
and stinky kitty litter! Plagues
and horror and – sorry I’m
doing this to you. I just never
see any horoscope that is ever
actually bad so I thought the
world could use one.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19)
Childhood was very perplexing for you, wasn’t it? You
often felt like you weren’t getting your fair share, especially
around your birthday because
it was so close to the holidays.
How do I know this so well?
The birth dates for Capricorn
are right there, you wally.
MENORCA SUN
CLASSIFIEDS
Friday 10 October 2008
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PROPERTY TO RENT
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Single Room to Let in a modern
ﬂat in Es Castell. All facilities!
Email:
hello@themenorcasun.
com
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PROPERTY FOR SALE
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Apartment for Sale. Es Castell.
3 bed (2 double), large lounge/
diner, separate ﬁtted kitchen,
full bathroom, woodburner, very
light and airy. 185,000€. Tel:
Dave 658 183 549
Penthouse in Ibiza. Stunning Atico overlooking Ibiza Old Town.
3 beds, 2 baths, fully equipped
kitchen, Lounge Diner, balcony,
Lift, Double Glazing, Central
Heating, Fitted Wardrobes,
Air Con, Parking, Alarm, Safe,
Security Video Phones, Private
roof Terrace of 100sq mtrs with
Jacuzzi. Fantastic 360 degree
views. 420,000€. Tel: 629 666
453
Georgian Apartment above
Cales Fonts, Es Castell. Large
d/bedroom, full bathroom, modern ﬁtted kitchen and lounge,
large, 15m2 balcony overlooking walled garden with pool..
feature, arched glazed doors
to balcony from bedroom and
lounge. Deal direct with owners
on 0034 618 786 770.
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
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Traspaso. Pub in Es Castell. Completely legal and Fully equipped.
Tel: 629 666 453
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SERVICES
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REMOVALS Local and international. Packing included if
required. Hourly ‘Man & Van’
rates. Tel: 971 150 483
FURNITURE FOR SALE Antiques
& Modern, Ofﬁce, Commercial
and Household. Objets D’Art.
Tel: 971 150 483
FURNITURE RESTORATION Stripping, waxing & polishing, caning, re-upholstery. Rates on Request. Tel: 618 786 770
STORAGE From 1 box to 1 workshop. Versitile, secure storage in
our ventilated warehouse. Tel:
971 150 483
HOUSE CLEARANCES Disposal
of unwanted household and
other items. Professional Service.
Tel: 971 150 483
KITCHEN DESIGN & FITTING
Various ranges available. Fitted
by our top craftsmen. Tel: 686
761 946
PROFESSIONAL STEAM CLEANING Furniture, carpets and cars.
Hard ﬂoor cleaning, marble polishing & industrial power washing. Call today! Tel: 692 826
385
EARN MONEY HAVING FUN! All
year round. Party plan agents
wanted. Good rates of commission. Tel: 618 276 803
SAVE WATER WITH A WARMER
POOL Top quality pool covers ﬁtted to save you money. Tel: 618
276 802
SOFT FURNISHINGS MADE TO
MEASURE Curtains, cushions,
blinds, bedding etc. Tel: 659
580 028
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bly instructions. Cost 300€. For
Sale at 250€. Phone 971 377
721 after 6 pm.
Chris and Kris - welcome back,
we’ve missed you!
Giant Screen for Sale. 2m x 2m.
As New. 150€. Tel: 629 666
453.
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Happy Birthday Richard. It’s not
much fun having a 5 in front of
your age. Rita xx
WANTED
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Secondhand tools. Cash paid.
Tel: 639 700 185
Wanted: exercise cycle and
small chest freezer. Tel: 618 579
186
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LANGUAGE SERVICES
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FOR SALE
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6 dining room chairs. Very Good
Condition. 100€ ono. Drop leaf
table 30€. Tel: 971 377 365
English Lessons. Tesol qualiﬁed.
Ring 617 266 384 or mail hodgkinson.mw@gmail.com
Luxury Hot Tub - Brand new (6
seater). Normally 18,000€ now
only 7,000€. Can deliver and
install. Tel: 665 767 511
Professional and bilingual person offers their services for translation. English to Spanish and
Spanish to English. Tel: 617
361 714
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Full size snooker table and coin
operated English pool table.
Tel: 629 642 813
Wayfarer dinghy, main and
genoa. Stable family sailing
boat will take outboard. Various
extras. 1000€ ono. Call 699
934 375
Grace E23 Fabri-Fast quilting
frame. Unwanted gift. Extends
from crib to king size. Full assem-
PERSONAL
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Industrial Gas Plancha. 60 cm x
40 cm. 190€. Tel: 629 666 453
Translating Services. Having
Trouble with Paperwork? Let us
help you at Traﬁco, Hacienda,
etc. Tel: 629 666 453
English Sausages (pack of 10) &
Back Bacon (8 Rashers) for Sale.
Brogan’s Es Castell. Tel: 629
666 453
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BEAUTY
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JEWELS MOBILE Nails & Beauty - San Luis. Acrilic Nails only
38€. Also Pedicures, Manicures
etc. Ring Julie 660 759 318
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FLIGHTS
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Bargain Flight - Return to
Leeds direct from Menorca. 714 October. 100 euros. Call
971369673
What have I done to deserve all
of this? Good bye!
FOR DETAILS OF HOW TO PLACE
YOUR CLASSIFIED EITHER CALL
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Cats in Need
Neutering Feral Cats
Making a Difference
Gifts, Cards, Diaries,
Mugs, etc.
On sale at Mahon Market
Tues & Sat mornings (Opp
Burger King) and at Noria
Riera 16, Es Castell, Sundays 10.00-13.30
(Past Scandals, turn right to
San Luis. Right again
After 100 metres into unmarked lane)
Come and meet the cats
Tel. 610012628
10.00-14.00
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Very Experienced
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SPORT
Friday 10 October 2008
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VALENCIA ON TOP
SOW’S EAR TO SILK PURSE!
What a difference a few
months make! Earlier this year
Valencia were a club in complete disarray and ﬂirting with
relegation. Their then manager
Ronald Koeman looked out of
his depth and unable to get his
players to perform for him. Now,
they sit proudly at the top of La
Liga alongside Villarreal after
beating Valladolid 0-1 on Sunday evening. The locals were
trying to preserve a 100% home
record, and Renan had to tip a
Pedro León free kick on to the
post to keep the scores level at
the break. But ten minutes in to
the second half David Villa laid
back a long cross from Joaquín,
and Manuel Fernandes ran in
to drill a low shot past Asenjo.
It was enough to take the Ches
past their local rivals on goal difference, and they have still only
dropped two points all season.
Sevilla remain just two points
behind the joint leaders though
after a 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao. Jesús Navas set up Kanouté
for the opening goal midway
through the ﬁrst half, and then
crossed in for Renato to make it
two before the break. Adriano
got the third after a long run
with a quarter of an hour to go,
and Chevantón wrapped things
up a few minutes later. The Andalusians have now gone eleven
games in the league without defeat.
Real Madrid lost ground on
their rivals after they were held
to a 2-2 draw by Espanyol, and
they ended the weekend in ﬁfth
spot. Tamudo opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the
twentieth minute after he was
Almeria came from two down
to snatch a draw at Getafe
brought down by Heinze, his
ﬁrst ever goal in the Bernabeu
stadium. And although Raúl
headed an equaliser soon afterwards from a Sergio Ramos
cross, Luis García got on the
end of Román’s centre to restore
the lead ﬁve minutes later. Raúl
got his second of the night on
the stroke of half time to make it
all square again, but the visitors
held on after that for a valuable
point.
Almería hold on to sixth spot
after coming from two down to
draw 2-2 at Getafe. All the goals
came in the last quarter of the
match, Uche running through to
put the locals ahead, and Casquero adding their second just
a couple of minutes later. With
three minutes to go though Negredo headed home a Julio Alvarez cross, and with the game
in injury time Chico headed the
equaliser after Negredo played
the ball back in following a corner.
Deportivo followed up their
epic midweek UEFA Cup tie
with a 1-0 victory over Numancia which takes them up to the
top half of the table. Both sides
had not won in the league since
the opening day of the season,
MENORCA SUN
but the Galicians took the three
points thanks to Laﬁta’s header
from Sergio’s free kick midway
through the ﬁrst half. Thursday’s
hero Aranzubia didn’t have much
work to do this time around.
Movements at the foot of the table, where bottom club Sporting
Gijón picked up their ﬁrst points
of the season in a 0-2 win at Real
Mallorca. Carmelo opened the
scoring for the Asturians early
on and Canella got the second
soon after the restart. Bilic hit the
bar after that, but it took some
third and then got the fourth himself to take his team away from
the danger zone.
Racing Santander climb out of
the drop zone after a last minute
0-1 victory at Osasuna. The
Cantabrians missed a chance
to take the lead shortly before
the interval when Ricardo saved
Garay’s penalty after Plasil had
been sent off for handling in the
area. The locals held on with ten
men after that, but with the game
coming to an end Valera got on
the end of Marcano’s cross to
Eto’o and Messi bond!
brave goalkeeping from Cuéllar
and a penalty miss from Webó
to keep the visitors’ ﬁrst clean
sheet of the campaign.
Sporting move above Real
Betis, and Recreativo are also
in the relegation spots after they
lost 0-4 to regional rivals Málaga. Antonio Tapia’s side had
only scored two all season, but
Eliseu started things off in the
ﬁrst minute, and Baha headed
the second before the break.
And Eliseu set up Duda for the
David Villa celebrates
head the winner.
Villarreal rounded off another
great week, following up their
Champions League victory with
a 2-1 win over Betis which takes
them back to the top of the table.
They suffered at the start though,
the visitors dominating the ﬁrst
half and going ahead when
Damìa turned Mark González’s
cross past Diego López. Two
goals in as many minutes after
the break turned the scoreline
around however, Gonzalo heading Ibagaza’s long free kick over
Casto, and Llorente ﬁnishing off
after Pires played in another
cross from Ibagaza.
Everybody was waiting for
the second game of the evening
between Barcelona and Atlético
Madrid, a ﬁxture which has a
reputation for goals. Nobody
imagined however that there
would be six in the ﬁrst half hour
as Pep Guardiola’s side ran out
6-1 winners in the end. Within
eight minutes Barça were three
up, a Márquez header from
Xavi’s corner, an Eto’o penalty
after Ujfalusi fouled Messi, and
a quickly taken Messi free kick
which left the defence motionless. Maxi ﬁred one back, but
Eto’o and Gudjohnsen got two
more within minutes. And Henry
rounded things off with a sixth
goal after the break to give his
side their second “set” of the
season.
SEVE IN
HOSPITAL
Spanish golf legend Severiano Ballesteros, a ﬁve-time
major winner who retired last
year, was hospitalized Monday in Madrid after he brieﬂy
lost consciousness, the hospital
said.
“His condition is stable,” the
La Paz University Hospital said
in a statement, adding the 51year-old was undergoing tests.
The hospital said it would
provide no further details at the
request of his family.
Ballesteros won the British Open in 1979, 1984 and
1988 and became the ﬁrst
European to win the Masters
championship in 1980, a title
he repeated in 1983. He was
elected to the World Golf Hall
of Fame in 1999.
One of four professional golfing brothers, Ballesteros had
not been a force in golf during
the decade before his retirement due to back injuries.
Known for his ﬂamboyant
and imaginative style of play,
he won one of his three British
Open titles by playing a shot
from a temporary parking lot.
FOOTIE FUNNY
A little boy gets £10 for his birthday and rushes down to the Sport
Shop to buy the new football he
has been desperate for. He gets
the ball down from the rack and
gives the shop-keeper his £10.
‘Sorry Son !!’ explains the shopkeeper. ‘This ball cost £20, but
you’ve only got £10’. Thinking
quickly, the boy looks up at the
club balls and says ‘Ok. If you
blindfold me and I guess the club
on the ball will you let me have the
ball for £10’? The shopkeeper curiously agrees, and blindfolds the
boy.
First up he gives the boy an Arsenal ball. ‘OK’ says the boy placing
his ear to the ball. ‘I can hear the
blasting sound of 2 canons. This
must be an Arsenal ball.’
‘That was a lucky guess’ exclaimed the shopkeeper. ‘Lets try
another one.’ and he hands him
a Millwall ball. ‘OK’ says the boy
placing his ear to the ball again. ‘I
can hear a pack of rampant Lions.
It must be a Millwall ball’. ‘Christ’
says the shopkeeper. ‘If you get the
next one right I’ll let you have the
ball for nothing’ and he passes him
another ball.
Again the boy puts the ball to his
ear and after a few moments he
exclaims ‘That’s a Tottenham ball’.
‘Holly Mary Mother Of God’ shouts
the shopkeeper.’How on earth did
you get that one. I suppose you
heard a Cockerel crowing??’
‘No’ said the boy. ‘It’s going
down’!!!
SPORT
Friday 10 October 2008
www.themenorcasun.com
Last weekend a number of
teams from the island participated in the Spanish electronic darts ‘cricket’ championship held in Marina D’Or
near Valencia.
The teams, Los Alegres
from Bar Boanta in Mahón,
Bar Windsor and Blau Mari
both from Es Castell, were
amongst the hundreds that
took part in the event. In total
6,000 people from every corner of Spain participated and
the championship used 154
electronic dart boards.
Leading the way for Menorca was the Los Alegres team
who qualiﬁed for the championships by winning the
island’s qualiﬁer. The team,
Stefan, Cuco, David, Jose
and Pepe, won three of their
ﬁve games to ﬁnish a respectable 65th in their level. The
other Menorcan teams also
did themselves proud with
similar mid-table ﬁnishes in
their respective divisions.
Commented team member
Stef Niewiarowski on the
weekend “It was a great experience and it was amazing to see hundreds of teams
playing at the same time.
There were some very good
teams taking part but I think
we did okay to ﬁnish as high
as we did given the quality of
opposition.”
When asked about his
team’s preparation for the
competition and whether they
abstained from alcohol to
ensure they were in the best
shape possible for the rigours
Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers: Los Alegres
of playing Stef’s reply turned
the air blue, “We’re serious
athletes and I can swear
blind that no-one touched a
drop all weekend. Honest!”
The look on Stef’s face told
a different story, but as they
say, “What goes on tour,
stays on tour”!
SPORTING MAHONES
ARE STILL UNBEATEN
Pooh Jeter
ket after full time.
Coach, players and fans
were furious at the decision,
but ViveMenorca can take
heart from a very good performance against one of the
competition’s leading outﬁts.
This weekend ViveMenorca
host Barcelona team DKV Joventut.
ViveMenorca scorers:
(15+20+14+28):
Jeter
(20), Otegui (4), Stojic (11),
Bazdaric (12), Eley (11) -cinco inicial-, Stefanov (0), Boisa
(2), J. Fernández (8), Ivanov
(0), M. Fernández (0) y Guzmán (9).
... BUT ONLY JUST!
Sporting Mahones maintained
their unbeaten start to the season
in the Spanish Third Division but
they were only seconds away
from losing that record.
Playing away to Eivissa B the
Mahón team were 2-1 down
as the game entered added on
time, but were rescued by Manel
Sala who popped up to notch
his second of the game.
The result keeps Sporting in
fourth place in the ladder.
At the other end of the table
Mercadal’s dreadful start to the
season continued with a 2-1 loss
at Manacor to keep them pointless and rooted at the foot of the
table. Hopefully the newly promoted team can get off the mark
this coming weekend when they
entertain Soledad who are only
a couple of places above them.
Alaior and Ciutadella both
registered good wins against
Andratx (3-0) and Alcudia (3-1)
respectively.
In the island’s Copa Regional
competition the unbelievable
happened... the mighty Villacarlos from Es Castell ﬁnally won a
game, 3-1 at CD Migjorn.
Having won only one game
all last season things may actually be looking up for the ‘Yellows’. However, reports of the
town council declaring a public
holiday to celebrate this very
rare occurrence are wide of
the mark, though rumour has it
that an open top bus has been
booked!
Electronic Darts Heaven!
CHILL OUT SOLUTIONS
BALLBREAKER
One team tipped to struggle
by just about everyone this season is ViveMenorca but they
put up an unbelievable ﬁght at
home to Tau Ceramica before
losing a real heartbreaker by
77-79 in front of a full house
of fans. Ricard Casas and the
supporters will be gutted to
have lost this nail biting contest but also heartened that this
type of ﬁght means they will
have an excellent chance of
survival. Questions have been
asked about guard Pooh Jeter
in pre-season but he replied
with a 20 point performance
while Bud Eley and captain
Mario Stojic both weighed in
with 11 points each.
The game ended in controversy with coach Casas furious
at the referee’s decision to disallow a last gasp basket that
would have taken the game
into overtime.
With only 2.3 seconds left on
the clock the island team had
a free throw for a single point,
but in what was a deliberate
move Jeter threw it against the
backboard and from the ensuing melee the locals got the
ball in the basket to seemingly
equalise. The referee, however, had other ideas and after
some deliberation judged that
the ball had entered the bas-
“What goes on tour...”
1.Minotaur
2. The Golden Fleece
3. St Patrick
4. Romulus and Remus
5. Gorgons
6. Lady Godiva
7. Icarus
8. Sword in the Stone
9. Flora
10. Odin
SO, SO CLOSE
FOR VIVEMENORCA
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EASYPEASY
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Across: 1. Prickly shrub (7) 5. Earphone (7) 9. Also (3) 10. Worn to protect the clothing (5)
11. Sift (5) 12. Malt beverage (3) 13. Cricket team (6) 16. Sweet baked food made of dough
(6) 19. Second son of Adam and Eve (4) 21. Free from bias (4) 23. Long ﬁsh (4) 24. Custom
(9) 25. Indonesian resort island (4) 26. Distribute cards (4) 27. Golf mounds (4) 28. Men of
courage (6) 31. Make worse (6) 35. Gone by (3) 37. Elects (5) 38. Poliomyelitis (5) 39. Acknowledgement of debt (3) 40. Seedless raisin (7) 41. Wave riders (7)
Down: 1. Burn brightly (5) 2. Astonish (5) 3. Vessel (5) 4. Sicilian volcano (4) 5. Flexible tube
(4) 6. Area used for sports (5) 7. Perfume (5) 8. Tiny (5) 14. Act of leaking (7) 15. Dizzying
sensation (7) 16. Braid (5) 17. Thin (7) 18. Free from conﬁnement (7) 20. Salt water (5) 22.
Trousers (US) (5) 28. Small mountains (5) 29. Competitor (5) 30. Beyond what is usual (5) 32.
Oilcan (5) 33. Small bread-like sweet cake (5) 34. Metal spikes (5) 35. Continent (4) 36. Literary work (4)
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ADVERTISE IN THE MENORCA SUN! PHONE TO FIND OUT HOW
THE CRISIS REACHES
TRACY ISLAND
International Rescue, commonly known as Thunderbirds,
has announced that they have
been forced to limit their worldsaving activities due to soaring
fuel costs. ‘Given that rocket
fuel and petrol prices are hitting $120 per barrel, we are
having to limit rescue missions
by only sending one Thunderbird craft at a time and using
public transport for non-emergency missions,’ admitted Scott
Tracy.
Thunderbirds have achieved
worldwide fame by using their
ﬂeet of distinctive rockets, underwater or space craft to save
the world, but have come under
criticism recently for giving little
consideration to their carbon
footprint. ‘The fuel costs incurred
by these vehicles is disastrous’
said one Greenpeace spokesman. ‘They send Thunderbird 3
into space and Thunderbird 4
under the sea, while the Mole is
doing all sorts of environmental
damage digging through the
sub-soil. And most of the time
the so-called emergency could
have been easily avoided with
a little common sense.’
British Prime Minister Gordon
Brown praised the work that
International Rescue do around
the world but insisted that the
government could not come to
FINANCIAL
COMMENT
If you had purchased £1,000
of Northern Rock shares one
year ago it would now be
worth £4.95.
With RBOS, earlier this week
your £1000 would have been
worth £16.50.
£1000 invested in XL Leisure
would now be worth less than
£5,
But if you bought £1,000
worth of Tennant’s lager one
year ago, drank it all, then took
the empty cans to an aluminium
re-cycling plant, you would get
£214. So based on the above
statistics the best current investment advice is to drink heavily
and re-cycle.
Left: A closed Tracy Island.
Below: A puppet with a Muppet. Who’s who? Your choice,
but we know!
the aid of one particular voluntary organisation. There are
now plans to have an annual
Thunderbirds Flag Day, along
the lines of charity collections
organised by the Lifeboats or
the Guide Dogs for the Blind.
In the meantime, new fuel
economy plans will see Lady
Penelope downgraded from
her chauffeur-driven pink limo
to a Toyota Prius, while the
team will see the launch of a
new vehicle; ‘Thunderbird 11’,
which is basically a bicycle with
a basket on the front. ‘International Emergencies will now be
met with a new cry’ conceded
Scott Tracy. ‘Thunderbirds are
stop!’